Counties Manukau face off against Otago in Bunnings NPC Round 1 on Fri 5th August 2022 at Navigation Homes Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 03:05. In South Africa it’s at 04:05 SAST, 14:05 NZST in New Zealand, 12:05 AEST in Australia and 19:05 EST in the US.
Otago won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Otago in 5th and Counties Manukau in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Counties Manukau vs Otago will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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